They've been looking for months, including on Hacker News, e.g.: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30172780, https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=Esras (23 days ago, 85 days ago, 3 months ago).
4 people. Zach is Co-founder and CEO.
We need someone who:
- Will own the front-end development environment for TableRaven
- Knows the ins and outs of front-end development and knows when best practices shouldn't be followed
- Builds applications with accessibility and reactivity at the forefront
- Considers performance a feature, not an afterthought
- Can present on chosen solutions and contrast against other potential implementations
We're looking for a contract-to-hire full-time front-end developer that can implement high-quality modular components that allow for mixing and matching across a complex application.
You estimate $73/hour for $140K.
BranchCut
Founded to handle projects, small or large. Roll20 is pre-existing product.
Educational software. Here to stay.
Worked at Seagate. Machinezone. Gears of War.
30-45 screening call. Want 100-1,000 users. What does transferring to an employee.
Please be prepared to discuss a project that you have worked on or a public project that you have extensive experience with, and be prepared to talk through the project and use it to show off your understand of the language and ecosystem.
Criteria:
- Knowledge of the language
- Knowledge of the ecosystem
- Ability to communicate with a technical audience
- General approach to project design and time management
MysteryTheater.org, notes of interest:
focus-visible (Chrome)You were concerned about your age in call with Ryan (tech guy) but call went reasonably well. His call was no better than calls you held with people you hired.
Sounds like the chat went well!
Do you have some availability Monday to meet the whole team? We've been trying to keep that "on-site" interview pretty short (1 - 1.5 hours) and have it be a conversation with the team to make sure everyone's comfortable (including you!). You'll be meeting our Designer and Product Manager as well, who will ask a few questions around working in teams on software and design projects.
Did you have a particular salary range in mind, as well?
You answered: “The salary on the job posting ($140K) is close to my previous salary, and in the range of what I was looking for.”
Rachel - Product Manager
B Corp
They seemed to like you, but call did not go full 1:30. All seemed delightful.
Got job. $140K/year, 40 hours/week. You were salaried at Alipes at $145K when you were full-time. Starting Monday 3/7.
Alipes full-time paycheck looked like this:
| Full-time Paycheck | Alipes | Branch Cut | | ----- | - | | Gross Earnings | $6,042 | $5,883 | | Withholdings (Tax, SS, Medicare) | ($1,779) | ($1,167) *wrong | 401k deduction | ($362) | | | MBTA deduction | ($80) | | | Net | $3821 | $4,667 |
I won't have 401k or MBTA deductions. So, net bi-monthly had about 20% *wrong, should be 30% withheld. Branch Cut (also bi-monthly) should be $5,883 gross, less $1,167 withheld = $4,667. EDIT: $1,167 was 20% which is not correct. Should be 30%.
After I'm dug out from not working, perhaps I should put aside $290 a month.
Actual paycheck is $4,274, with ~$1,560 withheld. Breakdown:
| Tax | Amount |
|---|---|
| Federal Income Tax | $847 |
| Social Security | $362 |
| Medicare | $85 |
| MA Withholding | $ 247 |
| MA Paid Family Leave | $7 |
| MA Paid Medical Leave | $13 |
| Total | $1559 |
The system had me enter a lot of info (a human did not ask me questions to fill out withholding info). Did I do it wrong? Is too little being withheld?